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LF ra nO NP = i ME TNT I UE Gre rs Ns tT lar ga SC Ta. ub t tant wm Sm nn ---- A 2; Al fiom by id 5 X 1 : 4 5 \ EE el, Na i -- ~ i T oo EE --, a | { | i | a S-- Caesarea resident Sandra Day has started a yellow ribbon campaign in Scugog Township. In the picture above, Mrs. Day Is displaying a yellow ribbon on the Donut Press door. Please see story for detalls. pe bi adadh Woman starts local campaign From Page 1 of yellow ribbon but it's going fast," she said. A representative from White Rose confirmed that the yellow ribbon has been a big seller lately. "We've had a ton of yellow ribbon going through," said Yvonne, a White Rose employ- ee. Luckily, the store has a good supply, including a wide selec- tion of shades and widths of yel- low ribbon. "We carry a large overstock of ribbon on the premises, but if we do run out we can usually get more from another one of our stores," she said. Ribbon prices average be- tween 20-70 cents a metre at the store. The Star was also contacted on Friday by Caesarea resident Sandra Day. She, too, has an emotional tie to the war. Mrs. Day has rela- tives from the States in the armed forces. She also remembers her fa- ther and grandfather servingin previous wars. Mrs. Day started a similar yellow ribbon campaign in Scu- gog Township with Ives Florist. The floral shop is making up all-weather yellow ribbons for outdoor locations. The bows, which sell for $1 plus GST, are available at Ives Florist or Mrs. Day's place of employment, the Donut Press. Both businesses are located on Water Street in Port Perry. To date, sales have been out- standing, she said. "People have been calling me and placing alot of orders, "Mrs. Day said. The gesture (display- ing yellow ribbons) "is some- thing from the heart." Mrs. Day also approached Scugog Mayor Howard Hall. He agreed to place yellow ribbons on the lamp posts in Port Perry. Daisy's Fabric has also sold a lot of yellow ribbon recently to residents who want to make their own bows. Although they did not have a lot on the premises when they were contacted last week by the Star, Lang Cope said the store would be ordering more. "I'm sure it (the demand of yellow ribbon) will continue and catch on," he said. "We're re-ordering," he con- tinued, "but there's a real run in Toronto (for it). It may be dif- ficult toget our handson." As well as buying it by the metre, Daisy's Fabric also makes bows. Canadian troops need underwear and T-shirts The Pickering nuclear plant is generating more than elec- tricity. The plant is heading up an ob 180 MARY ST., PORT PERRY 985-9948 Es SSS » aid . . * Tt Ll PP i ee Sa TA CE A ---- P -- ------------ . items drive for Canadian troops stationed in the Persian Gulf. The Ontario Hydro workers are appealing to Durham Re- gion residents to donate a wide variety of items for the drive called Operation Maple Leaf. Ontario Hydro employee Bruce Wood spoke to Durham Regional Council on Wednes- day about the drive. He told council that Canadi- an troops are not getting the same support from home as the Americans are. Mr. Wood hopes Operation Maple Leaf will change all that. :, "We are looking for more par- ticipation from Durham and its municipalities," he said. As well as talking with coun- cil, organizers of Operation' Mat ple Leaf have approached cor: porations, school boards, special interest groups and ser- vice clubs. 28 Mr. Wood expressed hope that school children and senior citizens would start a letter writing campaign so that the troops could receive more mail from home. But Canadian troops need more than letters. Suggested donation items in- clude care packages of non- perishable food, current maga- zines and periodicals, cassette tapes, games such as Trivial Pursuit or playing cards, toilet- ries and new summer clothing. Mr. Wood said underwear and T-shirts are also desperate- ly needed. These articles of clothing, which are washed fre- quently, do not stand up to the hard water conditions in the Middle East. The next shipment of goods is leaving for the Gulf tomorrow (Jan. 30). When asked if this shipment was adequate, Mr. Woods re- ponded "not nearly to what we need." "I say that with a sense of op- timism, though. We hope to get more next time around." Mr. Wood said shipments will continue to be sent at the end of each month. He hopes, though, that the support will be so great, more shipments will hegseded to get theitems tothe Here in Scugog Township, no drop off site has been ey But officials are working to get one set up within the next week. "We've approached a few places," Mayor Howard Hall told the Star on Monday. "But nothing hasbeen settled yet." The Star will report the loca- tion as soon as one is made available. -30- a rs - tll Ev SR RE i i cat gs TT" ge foe MO J I pe rT I rm a Sr =